Washington, D.C., December 19, 2013 – President Obama's Energy Savings and Performance-Based Contracting Investment Initiative to create $2 billion in energy savings is a success and should be expanded to five years and $5 billion, according to a report released today.

Washington, D.C., December 18, 2013 – Continuing the fight against forced speech and aggressive overreach, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the Virginia Manufacturers Association (VMA) have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to stop the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) from compelling speech and violating the First Amendment as a result of its –posting requirement– rule.

Washington, D.C., December 9, 2013 – The latest National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)/IndustryWeekSurvey of Manufacturers shows that skyrocketing health care costs and the troubled implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) have created a significant and harmful level of uncertainty for manufacturers in the United States.

Washington, D.C., December 7, 2013 - National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Vice President of International Economic Affairs Linda Dempsey issued a statement following the World Trade Organization's (WTO) conclusion of a new Trade Facilitation Agreement.

Washington, D.C., December 4, 2013 – After the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals overturned the National Labor Relations Board's (NLRB) determination that class action waivers in employment arbitration agreements violate the National Labor Relations Act, National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Patrick Forrest issued a statement.

Washington, D.C., December 3, 2013 – NAM Senior Vice President and General Counsel Linda Kelly released this statement after the Manufacturers' Center for Legal Action joined other business groups in supporting BP's effort to fight the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) debarment ruling.

Houston, Texas, December 3, 2013 – Unnecessary delays in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal export permitting process may run afoul of U.S. international treaty obligations under World Trade Organization (WTO) agreements, according to a report by former WTO Appellate Body Chairman James Bacchus.

November 15, 2013 - National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Senior Vice President and General Counsel Linda Kelly issued this statement following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to grant review in Halliburton Co. v. Erica P. John Fund, Inc. The Manufacturers' Center for Legal Action recently joined other business groups in calling for the Supreme Court to hear the case.

Washington, D.C., October 31, 2013 – Today, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) launched the new D.A.T.A. (Driving the Agenda for Technology Advancement) Policy Center, geared toward educating policymakers and the public about manufacturers' role in driving technology forward.

Washington, D.C., October 29, 2013 – The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) announced today that former Sens. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) and George Allen (R-VA) will co-chair the Manufacturing Competitiveness Initiative, an effort aimed at examining and highlighting the competitiveness challenges facing manufacturers.

Washington, D.C., October 23, 2013 - National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Senior Vice President of Policy and Government Relations Aric Newhouse issued a statement in support of H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013.